A new hour-long version of the classic game show “Let’s Make a Deal” will air as part of CBS’ daytime lineup beginning Oct. 5, with comedian Wayne Brady hosting.

“Let’s Make a Deal” will replace the daytime drama “Guiding Light,” which will end a 72-year run on radio and television on Sept. 18.

Reruns will air in the two weeks between the end of “Guiding Light” and the premiere of “Let’s Make a Deal,” CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said during the network’s presentation at the summer Television Critics Association Press tour.

Monty Hall, the show’s original host, will serve as a creative consultant for the new version.

The time slot for “Let’s Make a Deal” will vary from market to market, Tassler said.

“Let’s Make a Deal,” which features outrageously dressed contestants making trades for various prizes, was chosen from among three game show pilots shot as potential replacements for “Guiding Light,” Tassler said.

Barbara Bloom, CBS’ senior vice president of daytime programs, “had been talking about the viability of `Let’s Make a Deal’ for years, so we’re excited we’re finally going to get it up on its feet,” Tassler said.

Hall hosted versions of “Let’s Make a Deal” that ran in daytime on NBC from Dec. 30, 1963, to Dec. 27, 1968, and on ABC from Dec. 30, 1968, to July 9, 1976; in primetime on NBC from May 21, 1967, to Sept. 3, 1967, and on ABC from Feb. 7, 1969, to Aug. 30, 1971; and in syndication from Sept. 18, 1971, to May 28, 1977, Sept. 29, 1980, to July 14, 1981, and Sept. 17, 1984, to Sept. 12, 1986.

A new version ran as part of NBC’s daytime schedule from July 9, 1990, to Jan. 11, 1991, initially hosted by Bob Hilton, who was later replaced by Hall.

A primetime version ran on NBC in March 2003, hosted by Billy Bush, with Hall making appearances.

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A new hour-long version of the classic game show “Let’s Make a Deal” will air as part of CBS’ daytime lineup beginning Oct. 5, with comedian Wayne Brady hosting.

“Let’s Make a Deal” will replace the daytime drama “Guiding Light,” which will end a 72-year run on radio and television on Sept. 18.

Reruns will air in the two weeks between the end of “Guiding Light” and the premiere of “Let’s Make a Deal,” CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said during the network’s presentation at the summer Television Critics Association Press tour.

Monty Hall, the show’s original host, will serve as a creative consultant for the new version.

The time slot for “Let’s Make a Deal” will vary from market to market, Tassler said.

“Let’s Make a Deal,” which features outrageously dressed contestants making trades for various prizes, was chosen from among three game show pilots shot as potential replacements for “Guiding Light,” Tassler said.

Barbara Bloom, CBS’ senior vice president of daytime programs, “had been talking about the viability of `Let’s Make a Deal’ for years, so we’re excited we’re finally going to get it up on its feet,” Tassler said.

Hall hosted versions of “Let’s Make a Deal” that ran in daytime on NBC from Dec. 30, 1963, to Dec. 27, 1968, and on ABC from Dec. 30, 1968, to July 9, 1976; in primetime on NBC from May 21, 1967, to Sept. 3, 1967, and on ABC from Feb. 7, 1969, to Aug. 30, 1971; and in syndication from Sept. 18, 1971, to May 28, 1977, Sept. 29, 1980, to July 14, 1981, and Sept. 17, 1984, to Sept. 12, 1986.

A new version ran as part of NBC’s daytime schedule from July 9, 1990, to Jan. 11, 1991, initially hosted by Bob Hilton, who was later replaced by Hall.

A primetime version ran on NBC in March 2003, hosted by Billy Bush, with Hall making appearances.

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